The University of Central Florida awards more than 18,000 degrees annually — the most among Florida public universities and among the most nationally — and strives to set the pace for advancing student success in higher education.
Thu Jun 4
Department of Physics graduate student Joshua Forer is headed to Bordeaux, France, to conduct research, courtesy of the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship. The fellowship will span ten months and allow Forer to work with research scientists at the University of Bordeaux. Forer’s research focuses on carbon-hydrogen molecules and their role in planetary atmospheres and interstellar mediums.…
Thu Jun 4
Brian Cavallaro ’01 is one of the producers for YouTube’s âDear Class of 2020’ live-streaming event. YouTube’s âDear Class of 2020’ virtual celebration is bringing together big influencers, such as the Obamas, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, for an experience unlike any other commencement — and Brian Cavallaro ’01 is part of the behind-the-scenes team making it happen.…
Wed Jun 3
UCF believes that everyone has the potential. The Division of Student Learning and Academic Success provides academic support, programs, and learning experiences that help every Knight know more, do more, and be more. Undergraduates now have a new resource to help them succeed at UCF and beyond. The Knights Major Exploration and Transition Center (KMETC) is an advising resource…
Tue Jun 2
The death of George Floyd and current protest in response to it emphasize the long-known reality that black lives often endure unjust treatment daily. Discrimination and racism are embedded in the systems within our society, but at UCF we’re constantly working to be better at upholding our responsibility to listen to our community and enforce…
Fri May 29
Helios Education Foundation and the Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities have partnered for a $650,000 grant to assist students at UCF, USF and FIU with immediate financial need due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Helios-Florida Consortium COVID-19 Summer Completion Grant Initiative aims to increase the likelihood of on-time graduation for students who have not…
Fri May 29
Created by Jeff Kepler ’11 of @seventh.voyage for Adobe’s Honor Heroes Campaign. Photo taken by Michael Obermeyer ’14, a UCF alumnus and Burnett Honors Scholar. Apicture is worth a thousand words. Jeff Kepler ’11 is doing just that by telling a story through a powerful design that is honoring millions of heroes around the world. It all…
Fri May 29
In celebration of the 40th anniversary, an academic year celebration that concluded this spring, the UCF College of Nursing is honoring 40 alumni who reflect its values of excellence, innovation, integrity, compassion, service and community. The official celebration of these honorees and the 40th anniversary gala were originally scheduled for this month but were delayed as…
Wed May 27
Political Science graduate Ross Cotton, ’11, Ph.D, recalls the natural curiosity that led him to pursue an academic career in political science and, ultimately, landing him a career as an asylum officer for U.S. Citzenship and Immigration Services. Born in Australia, Cotton arrived in America at the age of six and found that the older…
Wed May 27
Jordan Filderman, ’09, M.A.’11, always knew his purpose was to make a positive difference in the lives of others. As the principal of Hebbville Elementary, Filderman uses education as his vehicle to serve underrepresented and underprivileged students in the city of Baltimore, Maryland. “My personal philosophy is that every child deserves an equal and quality…
Tue May 26
English Major and future MFA student Jada Reyes won the 2020 Information Technologies and Resources (IT&R) Outstanding Student Support award for her work as a student assistant at the John C. Hitt Library. One of Jada’s primary accomplishments was her participation in a video companion to a series of research modules created by Dr. Barry…
Mon May 25
The 2020 UCF Cyberdefense Competition Team in March before separating for virtual practices and competition. (Photo courtesy of Tom Nedorost) UCF’s Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team finished runner-up at the 15th annual National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, sponsored by Raytheon, the world’s largest competition of its kind. UCF has appeared at the finals in seven of…
Fri May 22
The new online course will prepare clinical speech-language pathologist to work with post COVID-19 patients and is taught by professionals on the frontlines. UCF has designed a new course in its graduate clinical speech pathology program with high relevance to COVID-19. The special topics course is titled “Post COVID-19 Clinical Practice in Medical Speech-Language Pathology” and is geared…
Fri May 22
As COVID-19 changes healthcare education across the globe, a rising fourth-year UCF medical student has been named to a national leadership position to help improve the way physicians are trained. Evan Johnson was selected from a national pool of applicants to serve as advocacy coordinator for the American Medical Student Association’s Medical Education Committee. There…
Thu May 21
Today, SPIE, the international society of optics and photonics, announced a $125,000 matching gift to UCF. The $125,000 in funding from SPIE is a match to a gift from UCF Professor M.J. Soileau and his wife, Cheryl. Combined, the gifts will create the Soileau Family-SPIE Optics and Photonics Undergraduate Scholarship Fund for undergraduate students in…
Mon May 18
Michael Schwirtz ’03 was selected as a 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner for international reporting, one of the honor’s 15 journalism categories. International reporting by Michael Schwirtz ’03 recently earned him one of journalism’s top awards, and his journey to this moment started, in part, with a desire to stay close to home. The DeLand native and political science graduate…
Mon May 18
If you’ve ever been curious about the planetary sciences, the UCF-AVS Student Chapter is here to help. Beginning on Thursday May 14, a webinar series that spans until the end of June will bring the expertise of astronomers and astrochemical scientists to student’s computer screens. The series, spearheaded by doctoral students Brian Ferrari and Katie…
Mon May 18
While many students wonder what path they will take after graduation, Emily Bom already knew where her path would lead her – to Bulgaria. Starting in January 2021, the Spring 2020 communication sciences and disorders alumna will travel to Bulgaria as a Fulbright scholar. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is sponsored by the State Department to promote international…
Fri May 15
College of Medicine graduate Haider Ali (center) is presented with his white coat by his parents. (Photo courtesy of Haider Ali) “COVID-19 did not stop your match. It will not stop your graduation, and when you take your positions across the nation in July, YOU will help stop COVID 19,” says Deborah German, vice president for…
Thu May 14
The day before they became M.D.s and in the midst of a pandemic, UCF College of Medicine seniors met via Zoom one last time to honor each other in the traditional – but not so traditional this year – Class Day Celebration. On Thursday, students received honors for academic and clinical achievement. Dr. James Sanders,…
Thu May 14
Lt. Cmdr. Jason A. Duprat ’09BSN is a UCF nursing grad who has been deployed with the U.S. Navy Reserves to treat COVID-19 patients in New York City. Only 24 hours. That’s all the time that it took for Lt. Cmdr. Jason A. Duprat ’09BSN to go from civilian life to boarding a plane for New York…